Ecosystem Year 8

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Across
  1. 3. A special feature that helps an animal survive
  2. 4. An animal that is hunted and eaten
  3. 6. An animal that hunts other animals for food
  4. 8. An animal that has to eat plants or other animals
  5. 10. When there are just enough plants and animals to survive
  6. 11. All the living and non-living things in one area
  7. 17. Everything that surrounds a living thing
  8. 18. The "good stuff" that plants get from the soil
  9. 19. The specific place where an animal or plant lives
Down
  1. 1. Chain A simple diagram showing what eats what
  2. 2. Tiny bugs or fungi that break down dead things
  3. 4. A plant that makes its own food using sunlight
  4. 5. The total number of one type of animal in an area
  5. 7. The gas that plants take in to grow
  6. 9. The gas that plants give off and animals breathe
  7. 12. When animals fight over food, water, or space
  8. 13. An animal that eats leftovers or dead animals
  9. 14. All the different groups of animals living together
  10. 15. The main source of energy for almost all life
  11. 16. Web A complex map of many overlapping food chains